During Telic 1 the Challenger was used to spearhead all the assaults and raids into Basrah. After Telic 1, the number of Challenger 2’s in theatre were reduced and moved to more of a security role rather than an aggressive war fighter.
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The German M48A2GA2 Tank & Super M48 Tank upgrades

The German M48A2GA2 Tank & Super M48 Tank upgrades

M48A2GA2

The German company Wegmann (Kassel) rebuilt 650 M48 series tanks to a new configuration known as the M48A2GA2. All vehicles were delivered between June 1978 and November 1980.

The modifications include the replacement of the 90mm Main Gun with a 105mm L7A3 rifled gun as installed in the Leopard 1, a thermal sleeve for the main armament, a new gun travelling lock, a new commander’s cupola, modified ammunition stowage, passive night vision equipment for the driver, commander and gunner and modifications to the fire-control system.

The Super M48

The Super M48

Growing on the companies success of the M48A2GA2, Krauss Maffei and Wegmann developed a further upgrade package for the M48 series and did not attract any purchases, thou five prototype of the Super M48 were built.